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A stack of chewy fig bars with visible fig seeds and creamy filling layers, topped with sesame crumbs, placed on a white plate.

Fig Bars

Homemade fig bars with a tender whole wheat crust and a rich, jammy fig filling, perfect for snacks, lunches, or breakfast.
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Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Healthy,, Homemade
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Simmer & Soak: 25 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 12 bars
Calories: 180kcal
Cost: Moderate

Equipment

  • 1 Food processor (For dough and fig filling)
  • 1 9x13-inch baking pan (Lined with parchment paper)
  • 1 Small Saucepan (For simmering figs)
  • 1 Mixing bowls (For dough ingredients)
  • 1 Sharp knife (For cutting bars after baking)
  • 1 Wire cooling rack (For cooling baked bars)

Ingredients

Fig Filling:

  • 2 cups Dried figs - Stems removed chopped
  • 1 cup Water or orange juice - Prefer orange juice for soaking
  • 2 tablespoon Honey or maple syrup - Adjust sweetness to taste
  • 1 tablespoon Fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • pinch Salt
  • 1 tablespoon Butter - Optional for richer filling

Pastry Crust:

  • 1 ⅔ cups Whole wheat flour - Can substitute with all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup Rolled oats
  • ½ cup Brown sugar - Packed
  • ½ cup Butter - Cold cubed
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon Salt

Instructions

  • Roughly chop dried figs after removing their stems
    Sliced figs simmering in a saucepan with syrup, releasing steam as they cook into a rich jam filling.
  • Simmer figs in orange juice until they become very soft
    Close-up of a food processor bowl filled with brown sugar, butter, oats, flour, and egg yolk for making the crumble base.
  • Let figs soak in the simmered liquid for 10 minutes
    A hand spreading thick fig jam over a crumbly oat crust in a baking pan lined with parchment paper.
  • Blend figs with honey, lemon juice, cinnamon, and vanilla
    Golden fig crumble bars fresh from the oven, baked on parchment paper in a tray, with a hand gently lifting the edge.
  • Combine whole wheat flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt
    Two stacked fig bars showing layers of shortbread crust and fig filling, dusted with powdered sugar on a wooden board.

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Nutrition

Serving: 60g | Calories: 180kcal (9%) | Carbohydrates: 30g (10%) | Protein: 3g (6%) | Fat: 5g (8%) | Saturated Fat: 3g (19%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.5g | Cholesterol: 35mg (12%) | Sodium: 120mg (5%) | Potassium: 150mg (4%) | Fiber: 3.5g (15%) | Sugar: 15g (17%) | Vitamin A: 300IU (6%) | Vitamin C: 2mg (2%) | Calcium: 20mg (2%) | Iron: 1.2mg (7%)
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